BookIndranill Basu-Ray, editor-in-chief ; Darshan Mehta, editor.
Summary: This is the worlds first reference book covering the role of Yoga in Cardiovascular Diseases. It details epidemiology, physiology, pathology, prevention, and management of cardiovascular diseases based on the current scientific understanding of Yoga. Seventy-five experts from four continents, including the most notable names, contributed to this work to create the worlds first comprehensive reference literature on Yoga in cardiovascular medicine. The chapters cover information related to Yoga, both as prevention and therapy, including coronary artery disease, heart failure, and arrhythmias. In addition, important cardiovascular topics like obesity and diabetes mellitus are also included. A special chapter covers the role of Yoga in the prevention of cardiovascular complications in COVID-19 patients.
Contents:
Yoga-A Historical Perspective
Yoga as Therapy: Ethnomedical Perspective
Neurophysiology and Neuroanatomy of Meditation
Effects of Meditation on Psychological, Psychosocial and Physiological Responses to Stress
Yoga and Autonomic, Vascular and Endothelin Function
Yoga and Inflammation
Yoga and Hypertension
Yoga and Diabetes Mellitus
Yoga and Obesity
Yoga and Metabolic Syndrome
Effects of Yoga on Subclinical Atherosclerosis
Yoga and Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Yoga and Lifestyle Factors - Diet, Physical activity, Tobacco cessation, Alcohol, and Sleep
Yoga and Coronary Artery Disease
Yoga and Heart Failure
Yoga and Atrial Fibrillation
Yoga and Implantable Cardioverter: Defibrillator Therapy
Yoga for Cardiac Surgeries
Role of Yoga in Cardiovascular Health In HIV Patients. .